Box office: All-time leaders

CaptionBox office: All-time leaders - What about 'Avatar'?

Twentieth Century Fox

If box-office dollars are adjusted for inflation and represented in real terms, "Avatar" -- the $760-million behemoth -- isn't even in the top 10. (It's No. 14). Here are the biggest winners in Hollywood history. Sources: Los Angeles Times / Box Office Mojo

If box-office dollars are adjusted for inflation and represented in real terms, "Avatar" -- the $760-million behemoth -- isn't even in the top 10. (It's No. 14). Here are the biggest winners in Hollywood history. Sources: Los Angeles Times / Box Office Mojo (Twentieth Century Fox)

"Gone With the Wind" didn't look like a hit in pre-production when David O. Selznick hired (then fired) George Cukor to direct it. Gary Cooper turned down the role of Rhett Butler and said, "I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face."

"Gone With the Wind" didn't look like a hit in pre-production when David O. Selznick hired (then fired) George Cukor to direct it. Gary Cooper turned down the role of Rhett Butler and said, "I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face." (New Line Cinema)